Dorset Search and Rescue
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Dorset Search and Rescue (DorSAR) is a voluntary search and rescue organisation based in Dorset County, England that works with Dorset Police, HM Coastguard and other emergency services in the search and recovery of missing persons or significant objects, and provides support at major incidents.
DorSAR was formed in 2004 and is affiliated with the Association of Lowland Search And Rescue. It currently has over 80 operational search technicians who are certified Lowland Rescue Search Technicians. These volunteer members are available to deploy anywhere in the county to assist in incidents and searches.
Role
DorSAR's services are called upon by the police and they can offer considerable resources to support the county's emergency services in time of crisis. These resources include over 50 specialised search and rescue personnel, a comprehensively equipped command and control vehicle, and a number of 4×4 member-owned and operated vehicles.
DorSAR are also often called to help with incidents by neighbouring teams.
Search teams are multi-disciplinary; each team is led by a qualified Team Leader and will normally consist of a medic, a navigator and a radio operator as well as other specialist roles (e.g. tracker); all of these will also be qualified search technicians, as will the remainder of the team. In addition DorSAR has a number of specialist trained operational members available for rapid formation into specialist teams as required (e.g. tracking, swiftwater rescue). Teams are tasked, deployed and controlled by DorSAR's Search Management Team from their Command and Control Vehicle; this team will be made up of Search Manager, PolSA (Dorset Police), Search Coordinator, Control Communications, Control Navigator, and Control Support; again the team composition will vary depending on tasking.
Organisation
DorSAR has a public relations team to raise awareness and to generate funding.
DorSAR's Operations Management team focuses on ensuring the operational readiness of DorSAR with dedicated roles supporting training, equipment, development and each of their identified Competencies, actively involving over 15 members in the day to day and medium term management of DorSAR.
DorSAR is a registered charity and does not receive any government funding. Therefore the team relies on donations and sponsorship from the local community and business. DorSAR also has the patronage of Mr William Gronow Davis, who owns the Rushmore Estate in the north of the county.[1]
References
- ^ "About Us". Dorset Search and Rescue. Retrieved 5 February 2013.